The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) in Peterboro NY announces its fifth year of Black History Matters with the 2025 theme of Northeastern Black American History. At 12:01 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays, with an introductory day on Saturday, the first of February, the free online programs will be posted at www.YouTube.com/@AbolitionHallofFame.
The titles of the scheduled programs:
Feb. 1: Black History Matters 2025 Introduction to Theme and Format
Feb. 3: The New York Slave Revolt of 1712
Feb. 5: The First Black-Owned Newspaper: Freedom’s Journal
Feb. 7: The Boston Vigilance Committee
Feb. 10: The Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society
Feb. 12: New York State Convention of Colored Citizens
Feb. 14: The Amistad Case
Feb. 17: The Formation of Weeksville
Feb. 19: The Black Regiment at the Battle of Rhode Island
Feb. 21: The Niagara Movement and the NAACP
Feb. 24: The Draft Riots and the Limitations of Freed
Victoria Basulto, creator of the Black History Series, is a current Ph.D. student with a focus on Latin American history and a minor in Gender Studies at the University of Notre Dame. She holds a B.A. in History and English from Colgate University and an M.Phil. in World History from the University of Cambridge. As a Colgate University, Upstate Institute Fellow, Victoria helped kickstart the Black History Matters series with the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum in 2021 to promote accessibility to history education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Victoria is also interested in public history and digital media, and is a Cabinet member at the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum.
NAHOF welcomes suggestions for programming, and feedback on the 2025 format.
To provide suggestions and for more information:
National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum,
PO Box 55, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro NY 13134
www.NationalAbolitionHallofFameandMuseum.org,
nahofm1835@gmail.com
315.308.1890